49 Chapter 49

From the contact I had yesterday with the guys at Knife Agency, rumors began to circulate about the agency and me.

At school, I was asked many questions about it to whom I just remained as vague as I could as I still had no instructions from Jessica.

I don't know whether to hide it or not.

My friends were also questioned on this and they too thankfully remained quiet about it.

So far, the day hasn't been that great as being stopped to be questioned every break at school is not very fun.

The only reason it became such a hot topic was that people really liked Felix's music and him coming to the coffee shop right next to the school was something everybody was talking about and naturally I would be included in that conversation as I had contact with them.

These past few days in the weekend I tried a little more in my gym workouts and also grinded out my modeling skill. Since streaming gave me 5x as more skill points and Jessica encouraged me to stream, I found no difficulty doing it.

The results haven't been huge, but I can feel slight improvements.

There will come results with time; knowing that, I'm not impatient.

Shaking out of my thoughts, I began paying attention to the teacher once again. I can't wait to beat skids in national school competitions. That'll be until January though, and I have to focus on the Winter Fashion Show.

…

[Rykkun has sent you a post.]

It was a wholesome dog video that was being posted on every meme page on Instagram. No surprise there though, since meme pages on Instagram post the same things. Not trying to call anyone out.

I smiled looking at the dogs and liked the post.

(Charlie: great doggos)

(Rykun: i kno right)

(Charlie: do u have a dog?)

"Soo, you guys wanna go bowling someday?"

Oooh, I've never gone bowling before. That could be interesting.

Not tomorrow though, I'll be playing Tennis with my parents.

"Let's go bowling!" Ronan exclaimed.

Some had stars in their eyes and were already showing their excitement.

"When though?"

"You guys want to next Thursday?" Reed offered.

"Anytime is great for me. The bowling alley is not even that far away anyway."

Perks of being in the center of the city.

We'll see if I'm a good bowler, then.

…

I was conversing with one of the pianists that had commented under one of the posted videos, Kaz Piano.

He's a pretty fun guy and he makes piano covers of pop songs. He's pretty well known in the piano community and makes plays the piano for strangers on this website called Omegle. Interestingly, he gets a huge amount of views for these videos.

Maybe a video idea that I might use one of these days? Or maybe do a collab with him?

(KazPiano: I might do a crazy arrangement of Canon in D. Would that be good?)

(Charlie: Yeah man go ahead. Do you need the sheets?)

(KazPiano: Nawww. It's fine thanks. I'll make you proud.)

(Charlie: Alright. I'll await your great video)

My phone began buzzing as an incoming call came in.

The number was saved as John. There are no other Johns in my contacts so it was obvious who it was.

["Hello, hello. Charlie?"]

"Hello, hello. Good afternoon John."

["Hello, hello. How was school?"]

"It was okay, thank you. People are bombarding me about Felix though."

["Haha, that does happen. Rumors are circulating about you entering the agency, huh?"]

"Yea… Not very fun."

He chuckled into the phone.

["Well, to add fuel to the fire we'd like you to post something on your Instagram page."]

"Oh. What is it?"

["Do you have any good ideas to go with a knife?"]

"Haha okay, I get it. Uh, maybe a picture of me in the kitchen holding a knife?"

["We were thinking more you post your first ever model picture and in the caption, you'd have something related to a knife, but that also works."]

"I like your idea more. What images should I post? I haven't had a photoshoot yet."

["We'll think about the images later. These were just ideas we had and wanted to see if you'd agree with them. Anyway, are you ready for your introductory process?"]

"Yeah, I spent the weekend getting prepared for it."

["Okay, well that's great. We'll see you at 3:00, then."]

"Alright…"

The bell rang just in time. Do they have my schedule as well? Dang, that was pretty cool though.

...

I had to be at the headquarters by 3:00 so I had to drop off Charlotte at home before then.

She was not helping at all seeing as how she encouraged my friends to sit on my body.

I sighed and felt someone pulling my hair.

"Hey! Who's the rascal pulling the hairs?"

I heard a giggle on top of my head.

"Alright, alright. Enough playing around. I have to get to places."

They all got off and pouted at me.

"Truly the kindergarteners."

They smiled and we laughed.

"Will you be at the gym by 5:30 then?"

"Yeah, probably."

"Alright then, don't be late."

"What gym do you guys go to? I'll crash over there too."

I was about to answer but Natsumi covered my mouth with her hand.

"Hey hey, we're the gym buddies here."

I merely shrugged and after a minute more of fooling around Charlotte and I waved bye to them.

"I like your friends."

"Yeah, they're nice. Is Amelia really the same as Arlo?"

"A spitting image."

"No wonder he's such a sis-con."

"Sis-con?"

"Yeah, a guy who heavily dotes on his sister."

She squinted her eyes at me and nodded.

"Okay…"

She looked at me and we had another intense stare off which ultimately resulted in my victory.

…

After dropping her off at home, I took the quick metro to a station close to the headquarters of the Knife Agency and walked a few minutes to the Weath Knife Agency HQ.

In my backpack, I had fitness clothes, a hoodie, a water bottle, a notebook, and some other utilities.

I was told I'd have a heavy schedule full of brain cramming since we were approaching important dates and that I'd probably be very tired so naps were recommended.

That would be necessary if my brain wasn't constantly on steroids by the 15 points of intelligence.

School wasn't enough to dull out my brain and I doubt this would have much more effect than the usual 7 hours spent inside school.

I reached the gates and the guard acknowledged me and helped me open the door.

Good that he recognized me. I was planning on wearing a similar color scheme as the other day to be admitted more easily but I'm glad I didn't as the guards clearly don't need that.

I walked for a while until I noticed the familiar gates and noticed Jessica come out of them.

They're so on point with everything it's almost as if they're doing it on purpose.

"Good afternoon Charlie. Are you ready?"

"Good afternoon Jessica. I am," I showed my pearly whites.

She too smiled and I followed her into the building.

…

"I'm pretty busy so I won't be able to receive you every time so make sure to properly examine the headquarters map and schedule."

"Roger," I nodded at her firmly.

We arrived at the runway and walked behind the curtains and behind the dressing room into the empty room with mirrors and a wood floor.

"Well, don't be nervous but your teacher will come shortly. It'll be one-on-one classes as those will be most efficient. Again I ask, are you ready?"

She smiled.

"Yup."

We conversed a little more until Jessica received an alert on her phone and she cut our conversation short.

I saw the door handle move and a man with a sleek haircut came in.

His strong eyes lit in recognition at Jessica and he gave us his greetings. He looked around the room and scanned it.

"Charlie, huh?"

"Nice to meet you, I'm Charlie Yang. I'll be under your care."

"Nice to meet you too. I'm Blake and I'll be mentoring you for a while."

We both extended our hands for a powerful handshake.

"I'll be seeing myself out. Have fun guys," Jessica waved at us and closed the door quietly.

A different feeling was now etched into the room.

…

He exited the room and took a broom out of the dressing room.

"Let's clean this place up."

The mirrors and floor were practically spotless, but I nodded my head in agreement.

I took the broom and he watched me sweep the floor.

I felt him analyze my every move, position, and muscle contraction.

He then took out a camera and began filming me.

It felt a little weird but nonetheless, I continued sweeping the floor in an organized manner.

He nodded after I finished and stopped the recording. Then, he took out a towel from the dressing room which was already wet, and presented it to me.

I looked at his eyes and knowing what he meant, I received the towel.

This time, I crouched onto the floor and began wiping the floor with the wet towel.

Again, I felt his piercing stare analyze my every move.

His dark eyes and strong eyebrows scrutinized and followed my movement without pause.

Once again, he took out the camera and began filming me.

His skinny and tall frame stood in a relaxed posture while sporting an outfit similar to mine. A comfortable colored t-shirt with no design and comfortable pants, except I was just wearing shorts.

At last, I finished and he nodded while putting the camera

"Alright, you're not hopeless," He nodded at me in approval.

I nodded back at him. I still do not know whether he's the talkative type or the silent type.

He took out flashcards from his pocket and presented them to me.

"Choose one."

I took out the card that stuck out to me the most and read what was written on it. Even the handwriting seemed strong and sharp.

'Ducks' the flashcard read in bold black letters.

He peeked over, and I showed him the word on the surface of the paper. For the first time, I saw him smile.

…

"Ducks are birds that are mainly aquatic. Similar to chickens, the domesticated ones do not fly while the wild ones do fly. They are oviparous animals as the females lay eggs. There are many species with different characteristics…"

…

As I ended my three-minute impromptu speech on ducks, Blake nodded once again and ended his recording.

"Not bad."

Alright, that feels nice.

He continued, "Do you know why we are doing this?"

Noticing how he's been scrutinizing my every one action, I do have an inkling of what he may be doing.

"I may have a guess."

He looked at me intending for me to continue.

[Author Note:

Hehe, I think I'm getting better at writing?

Please enjoy!

It's my 2nd chapter in 2 months hehe so the feeling and vibe of the writing might be a little different as compared to before.

Song recommendation:

Lund - Broken *****

Kuzu Mellow - sunflower feelings ******]